Ball and chain

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A ball and chain is a physical restraint device historically used on prisoners.

Ball and chain may also refer to:

• a physical restraint consisting of a large, heavy metal ball with a chain attached to a prisoner's leg by a manacle.
• a significant other, usually pejoratively, derived from the reference above.
• Flail (weapon), a medieval weapon with a spiked ball attached to a handle by a chain.
• Ball & Chain (film), starring Kal Penn.
• "Ball and Chain (Social Distortion song)", a 1990 song by Social Distortion from their album Social Distortion
• "Ball and Chain (Big Mama Thornton song)", a song by Big Mama Thornton, covered by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company.
• "Make This Love Right", a single by house music producer Romanthony.
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Colin Moulding with XTC.
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Elton John from his 1982 album Jump Up!, also released as a single.
• "Ball and Chain", a song by the band Sublime.
• "Ball and Chain", a song by Poison from their 1990 album Flesh and Blood.
• "Lucky Ball and Chain", a song by They Might Be Giants from their 1990 album Flood.
• "Ball And Chain", a song by Murder By Death from their album Red Of Tooth And Claw.